It goes with the territory. When you go into business for yourself, you take on a world of additional responsibilities. Let’s say that you have already registered for a business number (which includes registering for a GST number), but you’re moving your office or store to another location. How do you inform the Canada Revenue Agency of this change?

In the instance of a business registered in British Columbia, the easiest solution is to go through the OneStop Business Address Change Service. When you through this online service, you effectively inform multiple government agencies of the address change all at once. That makes the process much faster and more streamlined. The service allows you to change your address for GST/HST, payroll, import/export/MCIT, corporate income tax, WorkSafeBC, and other agencies.

If you want to use the OneStop Business Address Change Service, however, you will need a BCeID. Thankfully, the registration process for that is also available online. The five step process takes about 15 minutes, assuming that you qualify and have all the necessary information in front of you. After that, you can take your BCeID and use it with the OneStop service described above.

Make sure that you keep your records up to date! This includes informing the appropriate governing agencies and organizations of any changes, including changes to your mailing and business address, in a timely fashion.